Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
from Blackfoot to the Missouri river
for $60 good for 80 days.

States Senate TO cnt off Bcaverhead
and Missoula counties from Montana
and annex them to Idaho.
The ladies Of the w. G. r. U. will
give Pop Corn Party at the Baptist
church Wednesday evening, December
28th, to which all are invited.
1t is stated that postal clerks on
the trains will not be allowed to can
eel stamps, and that all letters mailed
on trains will be dropped at the next
Office for proper mailing, thus delay
ing them at least one day.
Receiver John Montgomery receiy-
ed letter this week from Missouri
making inquiries about Idaho, and
adding -.If it is as represented, sey-
eral families will move out. Tell him
the half has not been told.
Regular services at the Methodist
church next Sunday which all are
cordially invited 10 attend. This be
ing the last sermon To be delivered
in the church this year, the pastor
proposes to make it unusually inter
esting for all
A young lady says it is a cruel,
burning shame that Mr.. Vogler and
Mr.. Demuth have TO be aroused from
pleasant dreams every night at 2:l8
to meet the passenger train, and often
er than otherwis it is 2 hours and IS
minutes late. II is bad on the dreams
and our young friends too.
Surveyors say back sights are bet
ter than foresights; now, this is tie
4 time 10 take back sights for the clos
/ ing year and whatever variations there
NAV have been in the needle of the
compass and errors in courses, cor
rect them before running the courses
OF the coming year.
For morality Blackfoot stands al
the head OF the class of Idaho towns
No one has been killed during the
year. nobody hurt in rough and
tumble fight, nobody's eyes gouget
out: nobody's nose bit off; and, If thert
has been any fight at all, it took place
in a back alley from whence both par
ties cmanatcd as Sullivan heroes, pet
, ted and praised only by themselves.
A man who attended church for III
first time since passing the hat aroun'
) at every service came in vogue, motto
. ca the hand of each individual eNteI
J dud 10 the hat rs it was presented I
him. aud 50 when the deacon reache
him he put his hand in the hat an
took ont a dime. remarking in viii
perl Deacon, II ! had knowed 70
paid folks for coming, Id been
church long ago
1 Christmas will be suitably observe
: at the Baptist church Saturday ever
ing The tree will he free to all VIII
wish TO put on presents fot the
!. friends or children. There will als
a be preaching by the pastor, Rev. NJ
n LYONS, Sunday morning at II o'cloc
|. and christmas cosccrt in the eve
I ing. The public generally are invite
10 attend all these services.
n The handsomcst Christmas Prcsen
Il ever brought to Pocatello are now
exhibition at DIR. Cooks Drug Stol
They arc all OF Superior Quality al
= Design. Send in your orders 500
! ! they are going rapidly. We name
y few OF the Toilet Sets, MAJ
II cure Sets, Smoking Sets. Shaving Sc
> Work Boxes, Oder Cases, Childrei
Toilet Sets. Horns, Whistles, Dol
ST Picture Books. Alphabetical and N
% ural History Blocks, Xmas Bookle
ID Fringcd Cards, also Ladies Poch
nj Books. Card Cases, etc.
At the regular annual meeting
80 George II. Thomas Post, 6, A. r., h,
: Tuesday evening last the followl
Il officers were elected:
no Commander. r.......,.W. II. Daniis
Sen. Vice Com. r. NJ. ShoemaI
Jun. Vice Com. ........C. I, Pie
bic Quarter Master ....... VIM. Ito
nv Chaplain. .........J. Nj. Heru
At Officer Of Day. .,.R II. Hopk
ng Officer of Guard ...... Jesse AM
nd Adiutant. appoin'd, A, Duddcnhaus
Delegate to Department Encampm'
A. Duddenhausen, alternate, Judge
-. ~ T. Morgan.
~ Now. is not this cute and origl
is composition for q little school 4
yer we commend il to our little reader
ery "A cow is an animal with four
on the underside, The tail is Ion
than the legs, but is not used to st
eN- on. A COW has big ears that wig
: ON hinges; so does her tail. The
zee is bigger than the calf, but not so
our as an elephant, She is so small
all she can go into barn when non
the is looking. Some cows are black
some hook. A dog was hooked 0
foot She tossed the dog that killed the
,ear that worried the rat Black COWS
az. white milk; so do other cows,
end Is all know about cows.
rom In order to give the boys in
!. office a rest and an opportunity t.
,u,, ccpt invitations from lady friend
, % ~. spend the holidays from home
,,,,S y Nrws viii appear only in folio
'u," NV next week and not in six page
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